Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1929, Page 31

Washington Lags Behind Other Cities in Interest in OTHERS INCREASE: STANDSTILL HERE D. C. Has Only One More Club | Than 1928, Seven Taking Part This Season. " BY R. D. THOMAS. ASHINGTON is the only large to_increase substantially its entry this year in the boom- ing base ball tournament of The fact was pointed out by Dan Bowers, national base ball director of the Legion, on a recent visit here. Mre seven this season. Sowers was unable to account for ‘Washington'’s lack of progress, and his fact that this city has been chosen to stage the Eastern finals, which will de- termine the champion for this side of Here Last of August. On August 20, 21 and 22 six regional ehampions will battle in a down-and- double-headers and a single clash listed. ‘The winner will meet the Western champion in a “little world serjes.” Union within the last year, but was unable to say whether sandlot base ball in general has increased or fallen off in ‘The Legion's object is to stimulate in- terest among youngsters. Its tourna- ment is open only to boys under 17 $50,000 by the American and National leagues. “Our figures,” he said, “would tend to entry more than doubled that of last year, but whether there are a great many more boys playing ball now than playing in the Legion tournament I couldn’t say.” 25,000 Teams Competing. eompeted. It has been estimated con- servatively that 25,000 teams are now engaged. The Legion won't know for eity in the land which failed the American Legion. Six teams competed last year, There disappointment was heightened by the the Mississippi. out series in Griffith Stadium, with two. Sowers has visited every State in the popular favor. years of age. It is underwritten up to show a growth of the sport. This year's before or just that more of them are In the 1928 tournament 8,760 teams sure until all its figures are in by July 1. “But there are at least 25,000,” said Sowers, “and we're quite certain there are not less than 350,000 individuals. Some of the Legion's optimistic leaders put the estimate around half a million.” In 1928 44 States were represented. ;r‘hh year the line-up is complete with Sowers is one of America's travel- ingest men. He has journeyed 90,000 miles in the interest of the Legion tour- nament, and expects to add 40,000 to that this year. ‘The team ‘12:: ‘won ;‘!fi national ehampionship year, 1i) from Oakland, Calif., covered u‘oonfiflu in State, region: interregional and na- tional play. It quite a lark for one of the youngsters, who never before had been more than 50 miles from Oakland. None of the champions ever had rid- den in a Pullman.- Sowers said that on SPORTS. What Is Longest Golf Drive?! —without aid of wind or hard turf 320 YDS. <~z drop of 57ft. From tee to limitof.drive 445 YDS, =N following wind PHILLIPS FINLAY. === ==~ BY O. B. KEELER For the Associated Press. TARTING his annual practice season late in April at his home course, East Lake, Bobby Jones, playing with ' Frank Ball, East Lake professional, drove with a spoon from the six- teenth tee of the round. There is a cross-bunker 320 yards from the tee. Frank said: “So you think your driver would put you in?" Bobby thought it might. Frank bet him a dollar it wouldn't. Bobby pulled his old Sunningdale driver and banged ohe into the bunker This was without special aid in wind or hard turf. Golfing fans frequently ask what is the longest drive on record. So far as T know, there isn't any. Ex- tremely long drives always depend somewhat on baked turf or following wind, or descending terrain, or a combination. 1 mean like the drive of E. C. Bliss at Herne Bay in August, 1913. This was 445 yards, measured by a Gov- ernment surveyor, who also reported a drop of 57 feet from the tee to the resting place of the ball. T saw Cyril Tolley carry the second ~stro | w'mdné}nd. I ~frozen turf. | —average for ‘ drives. | ditch on the sixth hole at Druid Hills 310 yards, and in the British amateur championship of 1923 his first drive carried into the ditch guarding the first hole. The ditch is about 310 yards from the tee. There was a stiff following wind, however, and none in Atlanta Playing at his home course, Wal- ton Heath, James Braid, away back in 1905, with a comparatively un- lively ball, hit_a drive of 395 yards. The course was frost-bound and a strong wind was behind him. | At the eleventh hole at Druid Hills, Atlanta, in the Southeastern P. G. A. open championship some years ago I saw Charlie Hall and Bobby Jones, playing together, hit drives that aggregated just 700 yards. Hall's poke was of 360, Bobby's of 340 yards. Each finished with a little downhill slope. but each had to carry close to 300 yards to get the run, This young Phillips Finlay is long enough for my money. I checked his drives on the No. 2 course at Pinehurst last year in a match, and in 14 wallops his average was about 290 yards. They don't pay off on the drive. But the gallery does get a kick out of it—if it's a big one. Insects Meet Tomorrow N ight To Plan for F lag Race Start A big early lead enabled Big Print Shop to s'-a\'edofl a late Western Elec- an AGTION IS SOUGHT BY MOUNT RAINIER Games for Saturday Wanted. Liberties and Monroes to Clash Sunday. | i OUNT RAINIER'S strong base ball team craves more action. The District line aggregation is not satisfied with playing only on Sunday and is out | with a defy to all high class unlimited | division teams of Washington and near- | by sections for Saturday games to be played on out-of-town diamonds. Business Manager George H. Baker- smith is booking at 332 Bryant street northeast. A meeting of the Mount Rainier | team is to be held tonight at 8 o'clock at the home of James Dewhurst, 3534 Thirty-fifth street northeast. Pop Kremb has booked a game for his Liberty A. C. nine for Sunday with Monroe A. C. on the Brookland diamond at 3 o'clock. Bill Brown, Liberty ace, who recently pitched the team to a 14- inning triumph over Lanham A. C., will again go to the firing line, with Norman Prather behind the bat. Pop feels his boys have at last struck their stride. He wants to book a game for July 7 with an unlimited class nine having a diamond. Call Columbia 4165-J after 6 p.m. Cronin Insects, who triumphed over the Langdon Insects, 8 to 7, are book- ing other opponents through Manager Chewning at Adams 8995. Roamer base ballers will meet to- | night at 8 o'clock at the home of Man- | ager George Thompson, 343 Tennessee | avenue northeast. Fort Humphreys Engineers, who are setting a fast diamond pace, victim- ized Diamond Athletic Club, of Wash- ington, 11 to 2, and 8 to 7. Ross A. C., which in its last two starts downed Alta Vista and Home Laundry nines. is after other games. Call Lin- coln 680, In preparation for their intra-county THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1929. double header with Berwyn A. C. Sun- day, Hiser's All-stars were to drill this evening at Riverdale Park at 6 o'clock. Joe Ready has been elected captain of the Brown A. C. nine which was to meet Washington Cadillacs this eve- ning at 5:30 o'clock on the West Ellipse. Jim DeMarco, University of Maryland pitcher, has been signed by the Browns. Anacostia Edgles, unlimited class nine, | are after several experienced plagers. | Candidates are asked to report at the Congress Heights diamond at 6 o'clock any evening. Takoma Tigerw. who_have booked a practice game with the Review and Her- ald nine for tomorrow at Silver Spring at 5 o'clock, are to travel to Fredericks- burg, Va.. Friday to meet the Elks nine there. They will meet at the District line at 2 p.m. Friday to make the trip. Lionel Juniors have a game booked for Monument diamond No. 2 this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Dick Turner, at Falls Church 196, is booking games for the Northern Vir- ginians, unlimited division nine, which |last year was known as the Brown & ‘Wood A. C. team. | Ensor, Sorrell, Drissell, Gartland, For- rest, De Marest, McBride, Turner and Miller are Virginians dependables. Manager Cochrane, at La Plata, Md., mapager of the Chapel Point nine, wants all teams having games with his club to communicate with him. Cronin Midgets are after players. Telephone Lincoln 6085-W. State Department nine, which was to meet Hess A. C. this evening at 5 o'clock on Monument diamond No. 4, will face Isherwood A. C. tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock on the Rosedale field, Auths Friday at 5 p.m. on Monu- ment diamond No. 4 and Del Ray, Va., Sunday at Del Ray at 3 o'clock. Shapiro A. C. Insects will meet to- night at the clubhouse, 1837 Otis street | northeast, at 7:30 o'clock. To elect officers the Brentwood, Md., | Hawks will hold a base ball meeting to- | | morrow night at 8 o'clock. 1 ROCKVILLE WANTS FOES. | Rockville Senior class base ballers are | after a game for Saturday. Call Rock- | | ville 274 after 7 pm. Rockville un- | limiteds will meet Naval Hospital | Sunday. 100p)—Pullman. Tes st, Electric Co., JoLerminal ‘Ra 00p) Servige, 1 tan Baptist. 7. M loop)—Union Carmen’ vs. George Washington vs o'clock Ellipse, monds Art | N o'clock. Del Sandlot RESULTS. League. Terminal Railroad Y. M. 4 Expre: Departmental — Naval au, 1. A Government—Printers, 5: Navy. 0. Georgetown Church—Calvary Baptist, 13 ‘Alban's. Industrisi—Big Print Shop, 13; Western ilroad Y. mac Yards M. C._A. (morning 22; Railway Mail U.—First Batist, 21: Metropoli- Kendall, 10; Metropolitan, 6 Departmental (colored) — Agriculture, Veterans' Buresu, 6 Independent. 14-0; Willow Tree, 9-8. GAMES SCHEDULED. League. TODAY. Navy Yard St. Cypr P. O Chest- Government — vs. G (first series championship game) Industrial—Thompson’s Dairy vs nut Farms. (morning ton Ter- Terminal Railroad Y. C. A Washing minsl Co. Departmental—Treasury vs. Government Printing Office Departmental (colored) — Treasury Vs Yard. Navy Captital City League. SATURDAY. American Legion. Delano, No. 4, 1 | 1 South 3 Club, South . Gallaghers, Brookland Boys' 1 o'clock. Ellipse, o'clock Milans vs. SUNDAY. Unlimited. Tremonts, No. 4, Monument Athletic Club vs. Brown's Dixie Pls. Athletic Club vs. Capitol Ath- Nationai Press Bullding Cardinals vs. Ed- Stone Co., College Par] Auths vs. Brentwood Hawks, (All games ‘start at 3 o'clock.) Senior. D. J Kaufman's vs. Roamers. East Ellipse. Hartfords vs. Try-Me Aces. West Ellipse Aztecs vs. letic Club. Biadensburg Brentwood. Brookiand Boys' Club vs. Milier Furniture, Bostonian Shoe vs. Montrose, No. 9. CAll ‘games start at 3 oclock.) Junior. Langleys vs. Murphy-Ames, West Ellipse, a'clock. Corinthians vs. Potomacs. No. 3. 1 o'clock Mardfeldts vs. Lionels. No. 4, 1 o'clock v t Shop vs. Calhouns, Plaza, 1 No O'Briens, 2, Fairlawn, American Legion. Victory ve. Lincoln. No. 4, 11 o'clock Eight and Forty vs. Spengler, Plaza, 11 no vs. Walcott, No. 9, 1 o'clock ) (evening | 58, 3 | Hospital, 7; Bu-| SPORTS. Almanac Midget. Corinthians vs_ Kentlworth, No. 3, 1 o'clock. Meridians vs. Iroauots, No. 9, i1 o'clock. Insect. Sam Wests vs. Eastern All-stars, West El- | 1ipse, 11 o'clock 5 INDEPENDENT. Toda: Brown A C. vs. Washington Cadillac, West Eilipse, 5:30 o'clock | State Departmeni vs. Hess A. C., Monu- | ment diamond No. 4. 5 o'clock. Tomorrow. Takoma Tigers vs. Review & Herald (prac- tice game), Silver Spring, 5 o'clo Eastern 'All-star Insects vs. Shapiro In- | sects. Plaza. 5 o'clock. tate Department vs. Is Rosedale diamond, 5 o'ciock. Friday. akoma Tigers vs. Fred s, | Predericksburs, Va. PRS- | . State Department vs. Auth's, diamond No. 4, 5 o'clock. e herwood A. C. Saturday. Anacostia Eagles vs. Naval Hospital. Sunday. Hiser's All-stars vs. Berwyn A. C. (double- | header). Berwyn.” Md., 2 o'clock. Anacostia Easles vs. Alexandria Firemen. | oChevy Chase Grays vs. Bond Clothiers, | chevy ‘Chase plavsround, 3 o'clock. | ,State Department vs. Del Ray, Del Ray, Va.. 3 o'clock | Liverty A, 3 o'clock. | GAMES WANTED. Saturday. Mount Rainler (unlimited). City and out | of-city opposition having diamonds. Geor | H. Bakersmith, 332 Bryant street northe Ross A, C. (unlimited), Lincoln 690. | Chase Grays (uilimited), Cléveland B.m. | |, Bungalow Town Red Birds (midget), Frank | MacKenzie, Atlantic 4505-W. | gsRoamers’ (senior), Georse Wood, Lincoln C. vs. Monroe, Brookland, | Sunday; | Northern Virginians (unlimited), Dick | Turner, Falls Church 196. A, B. & W. Busmen (unlimited), Deuter- mann, Clarendon 807-F-5 after 7p.m.; Adams | 5583 during day. | Corinthian Preps, George Lassie, Lincoln 6150. 'PROCTOR AND SELTZER | WILL BATTLE MONDAY Joe Proctor, Washington heavyweight | boxer, will face Joe Seltzer of Philadel- | phia in the main bout of the North- | side Athletic Club card at Atlantic City | Monday night. Proctor defeated Frankie Brown of | California last week in Atlantic City. second basem 31 Legion Diamond Series REPLAY OF LEGION SERIES ARRANGED George Washington and Delano Post teams will face Saturday in the opening game in the replay of the American Legion series of the Capital City League. The revised team rosters. which have yet to be approved by W. Watt, manger of the series, follow: George Washington—Everett Russell, Arthur King, Charles Lytle, Richard Lee, C. J. Fachinna, C. U. Fachinna, Donald Garner, Charles Fillah, Charles Mostow, Richard Fitzgerald, Pietro Aquilino. John Simmonds, Vincent Mc- Nally and Albert Tucci. Lionels—Luther Dansberger, Samuel Klaben, Robert Lynch, Philip Fox, How- ard Moore, John Donaldson, Carroll Mc- Pherson, ¥rank Wynne, Arthur Pals- grove, George Holmes, Paul Viehmeyer, Lawrence Flynn, Lew Welsh and Ber- nard White. Eight and 40—Willie Myers, John Taylor, Carl Davey, Nathan Canter, William Eschinger, William Mills, Alvin Kilby, John Sumstine, Carey Maupin, Bernard Robertson, George Jenkins, Charles Bradley, Callam Duffey, Charles S DelinoHarry” Slegel. Eugene T 10—} Siegel, Eugene Haw- kins, Elmer Smith, Frederick Miller, Joseph Mills, Carl Mills, Arthur Nock, David Kaplan, Richard Collins, Vic Guzza, Edwin Holland, Cecil Hale and Harry Kent. Victory—John Stepper, Clinton Layer, Charles Rauscher, Melvin Holt, Fred Thomas, Edward PFitzpatrick, Sam del Vechio, Clarence Henderson, Waverly ‘Wheeler, James George, Edward Roche, Arthur Taylor and Raymond Henderson. Walcott — Walt Osburne, Stewart Foley, Jacob Pradin, Clarence Appler, Harvey Schmidt, James Torrillo, Walter Schmidt, Willlam Johnson, Theodore Smyrmas, Leroy Brill, William Hart Insd Joh{l Wflll;r:;s. pengler — Charles Hawkins, Hawkins, Walter Moore, Robert. Woo;:‘r:? Malcolm Luebkert, Charles = Watts, Joseph Smith, William Virnstein, George Caver, Kenneth Valentine, Walter E. ieel;;{eoy, Charles McGuire and Donald T, And have you heard about the Scotch who lost his job for playthg too close to the bag? Auto Bodies, Radiators, Fenders Repaired; also New Radiators Harrison Radiators and Cores in Stoek Wittstatts, 1809 14th North 7177 Also 319 13th, Block Below Ave. (O complete plans for the opening of the flag race representatives the first night trip all the kids went “l’ be’gl‘ at 7 o'clock just \‘4; see how the &l cont lons worked, but non T e . “About- 3 a.m. they ‘all crawled out and took possession of the observation car,” laughed Sowers. T of nines wishing to compete in | tric_rall; win in the Industrial the French Insect class base ball | League, 3 league are to meet tomorrow | night at 8 o'clock in French's Sport Store, 721 Fourteenth street. Several | franchises are open and teams interest- | ed are asked to be represented. Games will be played each Tuesday | d Thursday. Prizes will go to the | champion and the runner-up. to 11 Potomac Yards pounded out 20 hits to swamp Railway Mail Service, 22 10 1. in the Terminal Y. M. C. A. morn- ing loop. Horn, J. Shriner and Watkins were the big guns in the winner's attack. In Baptist Young People’s Union OLD DOMINION CREWS , NOW TRAINING HARD ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 19.—Old Dominjon Boat Club-oarsmen have set- tled down to training under Coach Walter Thrall with the installation of & new float, from which to launch their fragile racing shells and are pointing for the Southern Rowing Association Tegatta at Richmond, July 23. The regatta this Summer will find only four clubs competing, the Ariel Rowing Club of Baltimore having dis- banded. Those who will take part are the Virginia Boat Club of Richmond, Va.; Arundle Boat Club of Baltimore, Potomac Boat Club of Washington and | the Old Dominion. | The City Council of Richmond made ‘Walter J. Newman is president of the league and Bill Flester secretary-treas- urer. Navy Yard and Government Printing Office teams were. to face this afternoon at 5 o'clock on the East Ellipse in a first-series Government League cham- plonship battle. These teams are tied for the league lead following the throw- ing out of three victories of the Inter- state team as the result of the inadvert- ent use by that nine of an ineligible player., Pullman nine today boasts the first | serles championship in the Termina) | Railroad Y. M. C. A. evening loop s the result of & 4—3 triumph squeezed out over its arch foe, Express, winner of the league title and the city week- day championship last year. an appropriation of $300 to the Vig- ginia Boat Club Monday night to ald in the promotion of the regatta. The management of the Priendship | A. C. is requested to telephone Manager Billy Padgett of the Columbia Engine | Company in regard to the game sched- uled between the two clubs Sunday at | Haydon Field. Padgett may be reached at Alexandria 1774, between 6 and 7 pm. | Padgett is also anxious to arrange | a game here Saturday with some fast | unlimited or senior team. All junior class players wishing to | play with the new nine which will be | organized tonight are asked to attend a meeting at the home of Kenneth Mumford, 406 Prince street. Rip Hicks held Mechanical Depart- ment to five hits yesterday, and Trans- fer Department won, 3 to 2, in an R., F. & R. Railroad League game on Eppa Hunton Field. The league standing: v. L. Pet -750 Mechanical. 3 465 Inspection. 1 665 W. L. Pet 4 333 5 167 Trainmen.. “Transte; Clerks MOORE, D. C. POLICEMAN, TAKES PISTOL MEDALS E. C. Moore, policeman of the thir- teenth precinct, and living at 2054 Thirty-seventh 'street, captured three medals the Nation-wide pistol matches held recentl: Rifle Association, i nounced. An expert rifleman, Moore gained tenth place in both the timed-fire pistol match and the slow-fire pistol event. He was fiftéenth in the tyro slow-fire competition, ARLINGTON PARK TRACK 3 i has been an- . GETS LICENSE FOR MEET[ CHICAGO, June 19 (#).—The Ameri- can National Jockey Club, which oper- ates the Arlington Park race track, has recelved its license for the Spring meet- ing, for which it paid $72,500. ‘The $60,000 American classic July 13 Will be the feature event of the meeting. | INGRAM, COLLEGE STAR, SIGNS WITH THE BUCS SPOKANE, Wash., June 19 (P).— Mel Ingram, Gonzaga University base ball and foot ball star has announced that he had signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and would report for work in Chicago Sunday. He has been playing base ball with the Spokane Club of the Idaho-Wash- ington League, a semi-professional or- anization. t| TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F by the National | After a slow start Naval Hospital batters got the range and Bureau was defeated in a 7-1 Departmental | League match. Simons’ pitching and hitting was a big factor in the 5—0 victory scored by Printers over Navy in the Government League. He held the opposition to five bingles and siammed a homer. Gueth- ler also hurled well for the losers, giv- ing up only five bingles. Calvary Baptist scored heavily in the late innings to defeat St. Alban’s, 13 to | 7._in the Georgetown Church League. that gives { then For they're ment—and revealing shape. bunchy—They always fit like risk handi man’s suit is the Speed-Queen at $6. . 'WATERPROOF SWIMMING SUIT BaGs with lightning fas- teners, $1.75. 1338 G S and gives and gives PALDING Swimming Suits give with your every move- snap back adds four inches extra stretch! most of the new Spalding styles cost only $5 and $6, why pping your good looks with a cheap suit? The lustrated is the Speedster at $6. The ladies’ suit | srown-up suits. $1.50 10 $5. League games, First Baptist drubbed Metropolitan Baptist, 21 to 7, and an- other Metropolitan team was downed by Kendall, 6 to 10. Agriculture gained the lead in the | firstinning and held it to trim Veter- ans’ Bureau, 10 to 6, in the Colored De- partmental League, SONGE EASY WINNER OF ROYAL HUNT CUP By the Associated Press. ASCOT, England, June 19.—Songe, by Sundair out of Salamanca and bred in France, won the Royal Hunt Cup today. H. E. Steel's Caballero was second and | sir Abe Bailey's Guards Parade. was third. Songe is owned by Lord Michel- [ ham. twenty-nine ran | , Songe won by a half length, while there was a head between ‘second and third. | "“The betting on Songe was 100 to 6: | on Caballero, 25 to 1, and on Guards | Parade, 25 to 1. | The cup has value of £100, with £2.000 and extras, the distance was 7 fur- | longs, 166 yards. It's the SPALDING swit into their original figure knit of @ special live yarn that They never get baggy or your own supple skin. When . 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